WEDNESDAY MORNING MARCH 29, 2017 |
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TRACK LSS - 1 – KEYNOTES |
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8:00 AM – 8:15 AM |
Opening Remarks Joel Smith, Chair, 2017 Lean & Six Sigma World Conference |
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8:15 AM – 9:10 AM |
Session #LSS – 011 Dr. Buzz Aldrin, A Living Hero, an American Patriot, Space Pioneer & One of the Bravest Explorers of All Time |
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9:10 AM – 9:45 AM |
Session #LSS – 012 Marty Ellen, CFO, Dr Pepper Snapple Group |
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9:45 AM – 10:15 AM |
Refreshment Break - Ryman Studio MNO |
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TRACK LSS - 2 – KEYNOTES |
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10:15 AM – 10:50 AM |
Session #LSS – 021 Kaj Ahlmann, Managing Director and Chairman of the Global Advisory Council for Insurance at Deutsche Bank, and Owner Six Sigma Ranch and Winery |
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10:50 AM – 11:25 AM |
Session #LSS – 022 Enhancing Leadership Support for Your Lean & Six Sigma Deployment Kimberly Watson-Hemphill, President, Firefly Consulting |
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11:25 AM – 1200 PM |
Session #LSS – 023 Marty Ellen, CFO, Dr Pepper Snapple Group Will McDade, CFO, Interstate Battery Jim Duensing, CFO, Caterpillar Financial |
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12:00 PM – 1:00 PM |
Networking Luncheon - Ravello & Solario Bayou |
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON MARCH 29, 2017
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1:00 PM – 1:35 PM |
Session #LSS – 031 Alessandro Laureani, Head of Global Operations and Processes, Google |
Session #LSS – 041 Conversations with Your Customers to Improve Your Organizational Knowledge Management Cynthia Young, DBA, PMP, MBB, Knowledge Manager, McKean Defense |
Session #LSS – 051 Creating a Journey to World Class Performance, Utilizing Operational Excellence Korey Zawadzki, Partner, Competitive Solutions, Inc. |
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1:35 PM – 2:10 PM |
Session #LSS – 032 Selling Quality and Service to the CFO Based on Revenue and Word of Mouth Impact John Goodman, Vice Chairman, CCMC |
Session #LSS – 042 Yes, There Are Projects Beyond Making the Perfect Crayola Crayon & Marker Richard John Titus, Jr., Adjunct Faculty, MBB and Principal, Lehigh University and Titus Consulting |
Session #LSS – 052 Jim Bowie, President, Roxtar Consulting |
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2:10 PM – 2:45 PM |
Session #LSS – 033 Embedding Continuous Improvement Across Customer Facing Processes Doug Drolett, Americas Continuous Improvement Leader Shell, |
Session #LSS – 043 Too Lean? Too Much Focus on Value-Added Processes Creates Non-Value Added Conditions Bob Doering, Quality Engineer, CorrectSPC |
Session #LSS – 053 VOC - How to Gather, Prioritize, and Classify Ken Feldman, Ph.D., Senior Director, Dr. Pepper Snapple Group |
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2:45 PM – 3:15 PM |
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Refreshment Break - Ryman Studio MNO |
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3:15 PM – 3:50 PM |
Session #LSS – 061 Lean Pilots: An Innovative Framework for Solving Enterprise-Level Challenges Mariya Breyter, Director of Agile and Lean Practices, Dun & Bradstreet Co-Speaker: Misbah Chaudhry, Sr. Lean Project Manager, Dun & Bradstreet |
Session #LSS – 071 The Secret Foundations of Inference and Data Analysis Donald J. Wheeler, Consulting Statistician, SPC Press |
Session #LSS – 081 Using TRIZ Innovation Techniques in Transactional Settings Rod Toro, Operational Excellence Deployment Leader, Edward Jones |
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3:50 PM – 4:25 PM |
Session #LSS – 062 Two Lean Management Systems, One That Improves Our Business, One That Saved My Life Tom Raidna, MBB, LSS Training Manager, PNC |
Session #LSS – 072 Developing a Taste for Interactions K. K. Moore, Senior Master Black Belt, Shaw Industries Group Co-Speaker: Wendy D. Tieck, MBB, Shaw Industries Group |
Session #LSS – 082 Crayola: Lean, Six Sigma, A3’s and DMAIC Co-existing like Paint and a Canvas Alek Farkas, Distribution Center Manager, Crayola, LLC |
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TRACK LSS – 9 |
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4:25 PM – 5:00 PM |
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Session #LSS – 091 Kimberly Watson-Hemphill, MBB, President, Firefly Consulting |
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| TRACK LSS – 10 Lean Coffee: LSS Community of Learning Governors Ballroom D; Track Chair: Bonnie Stone; Coordinator: Adam Gilley |
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5:00 PM – 5:45 PM |
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Session #LSS – 101 Lean Coffee: Lean & Six Sigma Community of Learning Vera Polyakova, Senior Manager, Client Solutions, ThinkVera |
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7:00 PM – 8:00 PM |
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Reception with Exhibitors - Water's Edge Bayou |
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THURSDAY MORNING MARCH 30, 2017
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TRACK LSS – 13 Putting the Care in Healthcare Using Lean & Six Sigma Ryman Studio AB; Track Chair: Grace Duffy; Coordinator: Tanya Pistawka |
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8:00 AM – 8:40 AM |
Session #LSS – 111 Slaying the Inventory Dragon with the Assistance of Analytics Dean S. Williams, Manager, Measuring & Test Equipment, Duke Energy |
Session #LSS – 121 From Chaos to Order Then Performance Excellence – Improving USPS Operating Performance Bradley L. Golish, Ph.D., LSSMBB, United States Postal Service Co-Speaker: Dennis Joseph Chakey, LSS MBB, G&B Solutions, Inc. |
Session #LSS – 131 Beyond the Knowledge Revolution Integrated Enterprise Improvement System Strategies Tom Pearson, System Scientist, Tom Pearson Consulting |
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8:40 AM – 9:15 AM |
Session #LSS – 112 No ERP? No Problem! Replenishment Keith Wyly, Sr. CI Manager, Interstate Batteries, ESAB, Xylem Inc. |
Session #LSS – 122 Lean Six Sigma for Tourism and Hospitality Industry Jiju Antony, LSSMBB, Heriot-Watt University |
Session #LSS – 132 Stuck in the Patient Referral Black Hole? Call Code Lean Six Sigma Madhura B. Chandak, Executive Director - Clinical Integration, John Peter Smith Health Network |
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9:15 AM – 9:50 AM |
Session #LSS – 113 Ten Critical Xs for a Successful Transactional Rapid Results Kaizen Marilyn Monda, CEO, Monda Consulting LLC, |
Session #LSS – 123 Waste Reduction in a Food Industry Using DMAIC - LSS Project Rafael Wollmann, Consultant, Gemba, Curitiba |
Session #LSS – 133 Ready, Set, Go? Using Lean Processes Barry Kowalsky, MAAA, Senior Principal, Stantec
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9:50 AM – 10:15 AM |
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Refreshment Break - Ryman Studio MNO |
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10:15 AM – 10:50 AM |
Session #LSS – 141 Teams Gone Wild! Addressing Peg Drummond, CEO, SuperTeams |
Session #LSS – 151 Social Media: Getting Yourself LinkedIn and Improving Your Personal Brand Heather Rafferty, Marketing Director, Firefly Consulting |
Session #LSS – 161 Obeya Strategy and Experience at Carolinas HealthCare System Michael E. Johnston, Vice President, Carolinas HealthCare System |
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10:50 AM – 11:25 AM |
Session #LSS – 142 Silo Mentality Getting You Down? Then “The Awareness Method” May Be Diane Karch, Lean Consultant, Recaro Aircraft Seating |
Session #LSS – 152 Build an Engaging and Rewarding Vera Polyakova, Senior Manager, Client Solutions, ThinkVera |
Session #LSS – 162 Specific Lean & Six Sigma Tools That Take You from Volume to Value in Healthcare David Kashmer, Chair of Surgery, The Surgical Lab, LLC |
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11:25 AM – 12:00 PM |
Session #LSS – 143 The Joy of Lean: Transforming, Leading, and Sustaining a Culture of Engaged Dodd Starbird, Managing Partner, Implementation Partners LLC |
Session #LSS – 153 How Technology Affects Lean Six Sigma Jim Duarte, Sr. Data Scientist, SAS Institute |
Session #LSS – 163 Leading High Reliability Healthcare Organizations Richard Paul Morrow, President, RPMExec |
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12:00 PM – 1:00 PM |
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Networking Luncheon - Water's Edge Bayou |
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THURSDAY AFTERNOON MARCH 30, 2017
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1:00 PM – 1:35 PM |
Session #LSS – 171 Applying Lean & Six Sigma to Day-to-Day Processes in a Financial World Randy Boyd, Manager Process Excellence, University Federal Credit Union Co-Speaker: Mike Irwin, Manager Operational Innovation, University Federal Credit Union |
Session #LSS – 181 Charles Chen, Master Black Belt, Morrill Learning Center Co-Speaker: Mason Chen |
Session #LSS – 191 SQDPG - Examples of Non-Manufacturing Deployment Across the Enterprise Ken Feldman, Ph.D., Senior Director, Dr Pepper Snapple Group |
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1:35 PM – 2:10 PM |
Session #LSS – 172 Grow Sales Long Term Through Rapid Continuous Improvement Garrett Parke, Rapid Continuous Improvement Manager, Dr Pepper Snapple Group |
Session #LSS – 182 Who's on the Bus - How to Effectively Select Candidates for Lean & Six Sigma Initiatives Ian Rodney Lazarus, President and CEO, Creato Performance Solutions |
Session #LSS – 192 Lean & Six Sigma Deployment at a Satya Kudapa, Business Consultant, TMAC Co-Speaker: Wanda Wilkerson, Performance Improvement Manager, Oncor Electric Delivery |
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2:10 PM – 2:45 PM |
Session #LSS – 173 LSS Awards Panel Discussion Track Chair: Kimberly Watson-Hemphil Coordinator: Joel Smith |
Session #LSS – 183 Making Lean & Six Sigma Belt Candidates Successful Amy Sarah Al-Sahsah, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Greene, Tweed and Company |
Session #LSS – 193 Lean Sigma Global Olympics – A Gamification Approach to Lean Thomas Jay Van Eimeren, LSBB, Lean Sigma Continuous Improvement Leader, Arrow Electronics Co-Presenter: Laura Martin-Samala, Business Operations Manager, Arrow Electronics |
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2:45 PM – 3:15 PM |
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Refreshment Break - Ryman Studio MNO |
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3:15 PM – 3:50 PM |
Session #LSS – 201 Missing Opportunity for Making and Capturing Daily Improvement Marco Luzzatti, Trainer and Consultant, LSS MBB Train-the-Trainer, Greenville Technical College |
Session #LSS – 211 Agile and Lean Six Sigma – An Advantageous Integration Alka Bhave, Sr. Director, Quality Management, Vencore, Inc. |
Session #LSS – 221 Predicting College Kids' Cravings Michelle Paret, Product Marketing Manager, Minitab, Inc. |
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3:50 PM – 4:25 PM |
Session #LSS – 202 Linking Top to Bottom: Using Hoshin Planning for Strategy Development Kristine Nissen Bradley, Principal, Firefly Consulting |
Session #LSS – 212 Key Aspects for a Successful Lean & Six Sigma Deployment at the City of El Paso Diana Luisa Martinez, Business Consultant, TMAC Co-Speaker: Nancy Bartlett, Deputy City Manager of Public Safety and Support Systems |
Session #LSS – 222 From Inclusiveness to Buy-In: A Lean Six Sigma Project Experience Ann Nguyen, LSSBB Lexmark International, Inc. Co-Speaker: Michelle Binder |
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4:25 PM – 5:00 PM |
Session #LSS – 203 Using LSS to Reduce Waste in your Material Handling Fleet Vince Whitehead, Electrical Engineer, Interstate Batteries |
Session #LSS – 213 Capacity Planning: It’s Not Just for Manufacturing
Don Johnston, CEO & President, CAS Adaptive Solutions Co-Speaker: Bonnie Stone, LSS MBB, Minitab, Inc. |
Session #LSS – 223 J. R. McGee, CEO and Managing Partner X-Stream Leadership Group
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5:05 PM – 5:10 PM |
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Closing Remarks Joel Smith, Chair, 2017 Lean & Six Sigma World Conference |
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TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 2017
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LSS Yellow Belt Certification Workshop - Ryman Studio C |
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8:00 AM – 4:00 PM |
Don Johnston, LSS Master Black Belt, CEO, CAS Adaptive Solutions and Bonnie Stone, LSS Master Black Belt, Minitab, Inc. |
What Makes This Conference a Cut Above the Rest? Hundreds of Master Black Belts, Black Belts, Green Belts, and Yellow Belts come together each spring to network, learn from the most experienced practitioners in Lean Six Sigma, and exchange ideas. The American Quality Institute (AQI) will once again host the Lean & Six Sigma World Conference in 2017, building on the success of the highly acclaimed 2016 event.
Internationally recognized speakers will address the crowd at this leading event for process improvement professionals. With multiple keynotes, 50+ breakout sessions, expanded sessions and pre- and post-conference activities, the 2017 event aims to be the most valuable and comprehensive Lean & Six Sigma conference yet again.
The conference attracts international and national experts on topics including innovation, process improvement, and value creation. The 2017 Lean & Six Sigma World Conference attracts representatives from all government, for-profit and not-for-profit organizations to share experiences. | Lean Six Sigma World Excellence Awards  Once again, the Lean and Six Sigma World Conference will be awarding “Deployment of the Year”, “Project of the Year”, and “Innovation of the Year” Awards at the 2017 conference. We want to hear from you about why your team should win! See details and Apply. Reasons to Attend
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